http://dir.salon.com/topics/nasa/?source=rss&aim=nasa en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT By Joseph Romm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/07/20/apollo_11/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/07/20/apollo_11/index.html?source=rss It's time to save planet Earth. And our inspiration, once again, comes from JFK By Mark Engler Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/18/climate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/18/climate/index.html?source=rss As a recent British protest shows, nonviolent civil disobedience may be our best hope to counteract global warming By Michael Winship Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/08/winship_earth/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/08/winship_earth/index.html?source=rss We need to keep going to space to know what's happening down here By Alex Koppelman Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/11/nasa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/11/nasa/index.html?source=rss Mike Griffin is reportedly "obstructing" the Obama transition team's efforts to get information, and has been pressuring contractors to back him. By Patrick Smith Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/11/02/askthepilot252/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/11/02/askthepilot252/index.html?source=rss Has the U.S. met its match in airport-security craziness? Plus: NASA's pilot survey coverup. By Vincent Rossmeier Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/20/moon_landing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/20/moon_landing/index.html?source=rss New footage of the moon walk that launched the hopes, conspiracies and astronaut smackdowns of a generation By Tracy Clark-Flory Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/22/quote/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/22/quote/index.html?source=rss Two firsts for space travel, one (coincidental) giant leap for womankind. By Lynn Harris Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/02/07/astronaut_attack/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/02/07/astronaut_attack/index.html?source=rss Media frenzy over NASA attack: Not a giant step for womankind. By Adrienne So Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/12/08/mars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/12/08/mars/index.html?source=rss Science writer Timothy Ferris examines the latest evidence of water on the red planet -- and why millions of people could end up living there. By David Puner Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/latenight/2006/12/06/colbert_rumsfeld_nasa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/latenight/2006/12/06/colbert_rumsfeld_nasa/index.html?source=rss Then laments about "boring" Gates' confirmation. By Joyce McGreevy Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/03/12/new_america/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/03/12/new_america/index.html?source=rss There's a bold new spirit in America: Downtrodden workers slaving harder than ever to build a better life for members of the investor class! By Amy Standen Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/06/07/bigelow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/06/07/bigelow/index.html?source=rss Robert Bigelow has his funding priorities straight: Orbiting cruise ships and paranormal research. By Eric F. Lipton Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/04/28/tito_iss/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/04/28/tito_iss/index.html?source=rss It's time to share the universe. Dennis Tito ranks with John Glenn. He's a pioneer, leading the way in bringing space down to earth. By Chris Colin Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/04/26/mir/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/04/26/mir/index.html?source=rss On its red-hot deathbed, the Mir space station helped us root for misery, a good story and fiery debris. By Martha Ackmann Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/06/27/astronauts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/06/27/astronauts/index.html?source=rss Bounced from astronaut training because of their gender, the Mercury 13 get no respect. By Mark Bowden Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/bag/2000/06/26/bowden/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/bag/2000/06/26/bowden/index.html?source=rss The author of "Black Hawk Down" picks five great books about the U.S. space program. By Jack Boulware Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/06/19/nasa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/06/19/nasa/index.html?source=rss NASA software is at the heart of a new product that could hunt for porn on the Internet. By Frank Houston Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/bc/2000/03/07/clarke/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/bc/2000/03/07/clarke/index.html?source=rss For decades, the author of the science-fiction classics "2001: A Space Odyssey" and "Childhood's End" has exhibited an uncanny ability to see the future. By William Speed Weed Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/02/16/davanewman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/02/16/davanewman/index.html?source=rss At 35, Dava Newman's an MIT engineer with a lab that would put James Bond's "Q" to shame and a passion for sending people to Mars. By William Speed Weed Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/12/02/marcy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/12/02/marcy/index.html?source=rss With the existence of six new planets announced just this week, Geoffrey Marcy is racking up "extrasolar" discoveries like Mark McGwire racks up homers. By Andrew Long Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/11/12/photo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/11/12/photo/index.html?source=rss Three photography books focus on the amazing spectacle of the planet we live on and the skies beyond. By David Bowman Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/1999/09/03/moon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/1999/09/03/moon/index.html?source=rss The photographer who compiled NASA's spectacular lunar photos talks about how they almost didn't happen, and how they changed his life. By Frank Houston Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/08/30/benson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/08/30/benson/index.html?source=rss "I think space will happen," Jim Benson says. "People will move off the planet." And when they do, he wants a piece of the action. By -- Jamais Cascio Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/05/10/mars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/05/10/mars/index.html?source=rss Space enthusiasts are signing their names to a CD bound for Mars -- where it will be radiated beyond recognition.